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Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at the UW

Additional Reading

Some of our speakers have provided additional reading to accompany their lecture topic. If you're interested in learning more, you can check out the reading list they've provided.

Journey Into the Brain

Neuroscience Basics 

Brain Bytes: Quick Answers to Quirky Questions About the Brain by Eric Chudler and Lisa Johnson

Neuropedia: A Brief Compendium of Brain Phenomena by Eric Chudler

The Brain: The Story of You by David Eagleman

The Neuroscience of You: How Every Brain Is Different and How to Understand Yours by Chantel Prat 

Dana Foundation Resources 

Society for Neuroscience Brain Facts 

Neuromyths 

Neuromyths: Debunking False Ideas About the Brain by Tracey Tokuhama-Espinosa

Do We Use Only 10% of Our Brains? 

Moonstruck! Does The Full Moon Influence Behavior? 

Dementia & Memory Loss

Alzheimer's Association

Alzheimer's Association Recommended Reading

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Dementia

National Institute on Aging: Alzheimer's and Dementia

National Institute on Aging: Brain Health

Getting a Good Night's Sleep: A Key to Aging Well

End the Insomnia Struggle: A Step-by-Step Guide to Help You Get to Sleep and Stay Asleep by Colleen Ehrnstrom and Alisha L. Brosse

Say Good Night to Insomnia by Gregg D. Jacobs

Sleep Smarter: 21 Essential Strategies to Sleep Your Way to a Better Body, Better Health, and Bigger Success by Shawn Stevenson

The Sleep Revolution: Transforming Your Life, One Night at a Time by Arianna Huffington

The Sleep Solution: Why Your Sleep Is Broken and How to Fix It by W. Chris Winter

American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Sleep Foundation: Sleep Diary

The Society of Behavioral Sleep Medicine